第二节词语填空( 10小题，计10分)
通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the 31___ language. In fact, there are some important 32___ between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately(单独地). They say several words tighter(更紧凑). Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know.” Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are 33___ in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate. 
34____ is not the only difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings, too. Some American words are never used in 35___. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example, the words for cars and driving are very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.
There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb (助动词)“do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often 36___the helping verb. They say “37___” 
All these differences can make you feel 38___ if you’re learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages 39___ over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to 40___ languages. Many people in Canada speak French, but their French is different from the French of France.
31. A. valuable         B. same           C. different
32. A. differences       B. purposes        C. positions
33. A. most carefully    B. more careless     C. more careful
34. A. Meaning        B. Sound           C. Grammar
35. A. England         B. Australia         C. America
36. A. help out         B. come out         C. leave out
37. A. Have you a storybook?   B. Do you have a storybook?  C. Will you have a storybook?
38. A. boring          B. moved             C. uneasy
39. A. reflect           B. recall             C. change
40. A. other            B. others             C. another
第三部分 阅读技能（共两节，计30分）
第一节图表理解 ( 5小题，计10分)
阅读下面的材料，完成41-42小题。
Junior 3 Basketball Competition 2014
READY TO SHOOT?
COME JOIN US AND PLAY TO WIN AWESOME PRIZES!
Date: November 26—28, 2014
Time: 16:45—17:30, Wed.—Fri. 
Location: The school gym
Deadline for registration(登记报名): November 21, 2014(Friday)
Team meeting: November 24, 2014(Monday)
Please click www.cjedu.cn for further information and registration forms.
                                 Junior Students Association(JSA) 
                                           Basketball Club
                                             November 10, 2014
41. The first competition will be on             .
A. November 21             B. November 24             C. November 26
42. Which one is NOT true according to the picture?
A. There will be prizes for the winners.
B. The team meeting will be on Friday.
C. The competition will be held in the school gym.